As far back as ancient China and India, marijuana has been used to treat medical conditions ranging from gastric problems to insomnia to the pain of childbirth. Today, the herb cannabis sativa, popularly known as marijuana, pot, weed, or bud, has been shown to be useful in treating a number of modern conditions, from glaucoma…
DetailsArchstone Recovery Can Help You With Your Drug or Alcohol Addiction It’s an old myth that only certain people become addicts. Most people don’t think it could ever happen to them. “I can’t be a drug addict,” they think. “Drug addicts are”—older, younger, poorer, richer, urban, rural, black, white, Latino, male, female, gay, straight—whatever your…
DetailsGetting Off the “Oxy Express”: Why Florida Is America’s Prescription Drug Abuse Capital—and How to Get Clean They call it the “Oxy Express,” but most people know it as I-75, the Florida artery that has become the route of a pilgrimage for prescription drug addicts and their suppliers from all over the United States. Road…
DetailsDEA Stops Two Florida CVS Pharmacies from Selling Controlled Prescription Drugs, Citing Abuse In a move that highlights the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse in Florida, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) announced Tuesday that it would move to prevent two CVS stores in the Orlando area of central Florida from selling controlled substances…
DetailsStop Smoking Crack and Start Living Life: Cocaine Rehab Programs at Archstone Recovery With the tragic death of pop diva Whitney Houston, the topic of crack addiction has been in the news. Houston, who skyrocketed to stardom in the 1980s with hit after hit, had a strong, clear voice that handled the high notes with…
DetailsCrystal Meth and Gay Men: Recovery Is Possible with Archstone Recovery If you take part in the gay party scene, especially if you’re a gay man, you’ve probably been asked to “PNP”—party and play. Partying, of course, means tweaking out of your mind on crystal meth (also known as methamphetamine, tweak, crank, glass, ice, or…
DetailsRohypnol Addiction in New York: Find Hope in Florida with Archstone Recovery New York is the unofficial capital of the United States, the place where America meets the rest of the world. Its place at the global crossroads and at the top of the financial world has always meant that New York is a cultural…
DetailsLearn More about Archstone Recovery, Florida’s Premiere Treatment Center for Ecstasy Addiction If you’re addicted to Ecstasy, congratulations on taking the first step by looking for a treatment center that’s right for you. In fact, in the twelve-step system of recovery pioneered in the 1930s by the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, the first step in…
DetailsDon’t Let Percocet Addiction Ruin Your Life. Get Help with Archstone Recovery. It starts innocently enough: you’re in pain. Maybe you’ve had surgery or dental work done, or perhaps you’ve broken your leg. Your doctor gives you a prescription for some heavy-duty painkillers: Percocet. And it works. It takes the pain away. It even makes…
DetailsUnderstanding Nicotine Addiction and Your Brain: Quit Smoking Now with Archstone Recovery Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to quit smoking cigarettes? Believe it or not, nicotine—the addictive ingredient in tobacco—is one of the most addictive drugs out there. To know why, it helps to understand how nicotine addiction affects the human brain.…
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